Sail-hank



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0.'A. MATHIESEN.

SAIL HANK.

' N0. 261,620. Patented July 25. v1.882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL A. MATHIESEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SAIL-HANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,620, dated July 25,1882.

Application filed September 29, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL A. MATHIESEN, ofBrooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have im'ented anImprovement in Sail Hanks, of which the following is a specification.

In Letters PatentNo.210,95l, granted to me December 17, 1878, a bank isrepresented in which there are two eyes, one for the leech-rope and theother for the stay-rope, the two eyes being hinged and having aninterlocking clasp.

My present invention relates to an improvement upon the aforesaiddevices, whereby the hank is made to clasp the leech-rope more firmly,and also adapted to a mast as well as a stay.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the hank in a form adaptedto a mast and leech-rope. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the parts as opened.Fig. 3 is a view edgewisc of the mast-hoop, and Fig. 4 represents theparts with aneye adapted to a stay. Fig. 5 is a view in smaller size,representing the hank and the whole of the mast-hoop; and Fig. 6 is across-section of hank and pin at the line wmof Fig. 4.

The eye a for the leech-rope is made of the two metal parts 0 and d,hinged together at c. It is preferable 'to make these of malleablecast-iron, the hinge 0 being formed of two interlockin g eyes, one ofwhich, after being cast, is placed in the flask of the mold, and thesecond eye east through the first, as usual in casting harness hardware.The ring or hoop -that passes around the mast or the stay is adapted tobe opened,.aud after the parts have been shut together and clasped atapering pin, f, is inserted between the parts 0 and d into recesses atk It, so as to effect two objects-the first to prevent the hoop or ringbecoming unclasped, and the second to press upon the side of theleech-rope and clamp the same firmly into the eye a.

When the present improvement is upon a small ring adapted to a stay theparts will be clasped together, as in my aforesaid patent, or the tongue0 may be at the end of the shorter part c of the hank, passing into arecess at the inner end of the longer portion 01 of the hank, as seen inFig. 4.

With my improvement applied to a masthoop the sided of theleech-rope eyeis extended in the form of a strap, d,which is fastened by screws 4 tothe end of the wooden mast-hoop d, and there is a hook, 0, at the endofa strap, 0, that catches into the strap d to join the ends of thewooden mast-ring d It is to be understood that the wooden mast-hoop isput around the mast by pressing the ends apart laterally a distancesufficient to pass the hoop around the mast. The strap 0 is secured tothe mast-hoop d by screws 6 6.

The hook 0 may be single and pass into a mortise in the strap d; but Iprefer to use a double hook that catches over the T-head at the end ofthe strap d, as shown.

As it is preferable to be able to disconnect the leech-rope withoutunhooking the ends of the mast-hoop, I therefore fasten the side 0 ofthe leech-rope eye to the strap 0 by a movable pin or button, 8. Iprefer to place the end or strap 0 of 0 between two ribs on o, and turnover it the button 8 to hold it down into place after the leech-rope hasbeen placed in the eye a.

The ends of the straps d and 0 are preferably made with pins or hookedspurs 5 on their under surfaces to pass into the ends of the mast-hoopto lessen the strain of the sail on the screws 4 and 6. V

The mast-hoop is of one piece of wood bent to shape. It can be moreeasily and cheaply constructed than the ordinary mast-hoops, because thelapping and riveting are dispensed with.

The tapering pin fmay be held in place by a chain; but I prefer to makea longitudinal slot in the pin and provide a feather, r, on dottedlines, Fig. 4, upon the part at of the hank, the end of which is spreadby riveting sufficiently to prevent the tapering pin becoming separated,and at the same time the pin is free to be moved endwise when driven inbetween the parts 0 d, as aforesaid.

It will be apparent that this sail-hank or mast-ring can be applied ontopmast-yards, or under any circumstances wherever available.

I claim as my inrgeution- 1. The combination, in a sail-hank, of theparts 0 and d, hinged together at c to form the leech-rope eye a, meansfor hooking the ends of c and 61 together, and the tapering pin f,inserted between the parts 0 and 01 so as to press upon the side of theleech-rope, substantially as set forth.

2. The cnnbination, of the leech-rope eye a, the mast-hoop, the straps dand 0, and the 5 hook 0, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the leech-rope eye a, straps d and 0, hooks 0,of the mast-hoop and tapering pin f, introduced between the parts of theleech-rope eye, substantially as set [0 forth.

4. The combination, with the parts 01 and a,

hinged together at e, and forming the leechrope eye, of the tapering pinhaving a longitudinal slot, and the rivet or screw passing through saidslot, for the purposes and as set forth.

Signed .by me this 23d day of September, A. I). 1881.

G. A. MATHIESEN. Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. MoT'r, LEMUEL W. SERRELL.

